Farmers in Garhwa district are a worried lot as their crops face threat due to insufficient rain this year. Due to deficient rainfall the paddy, maize and oil crops face a serious threat as the availability of water is grossly insufficient to meet the requirements.
The deficient rainfall has taken its toll on the kharif crops with the district farmers managing to sow crops on an area of 106811 hectares against the target of 134170 hectares, nearly 85 per cent of the targeted area. While only 17.97 per cent sowing target for coarse grains could be achieved in the district sowing these on 649 hectares as against the target of 3610 hectares, maize could be sown on 18684 hectares as against the target of 27200 hectares (68.69 per cent).Similarly, pulses could be sown on 29654 hectares against the target of 41600 hectares (71.28 per cent).
Paddy crops achieved better it's showing on 50969 hectares as against target of 54000 hectares (94.38 per cent).Data showed that the deficient rainfall has been received in the district 65 per cent till September 19. In absence of rain maize, Paddy crops are drying. Farmers have no other options available because available irrigation water is grossly insufficient to meet the requirements.